Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iraq instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
be 10.1% more likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iraq, that number is 30.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Iraq, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 45.3% less money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Iraq, the GDP per capita is $9,300 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iraq, that number is 16.0% as of 2012.
Life
be 16.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iraq, 79.0 women do as of 2017.
have 37.0% more children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iraq, there are 24.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 46.6% less likely to be literate
In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2016. In Iraq, it is 50.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 22.1% less likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iraq, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.7% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iraq, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Iraq, that number is 58 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Iraq: At a glance
How big is Iraq compared to Dominican Republic? See an in-depth size comparison.